The Richmond Spiders baseball team represents the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. The Spiders compete in the Atlantic 10 (A-10) conference. The Spiders play their home games at Malcolm U. Pitt Field, which is located on the main campus in Richmond, Virginia. They are currently coached by head coach Mik Aoki.

History The Richmond Spiders baseball team began play in 1915. In their history, the Spiders have played in the NCAA tournament 8 times, advancing to the Super Regionals in 2002. Mik Aoki has served as head coach since 2024.

Richmond in the NCAA tournament

YearCoachRecordNotes 1972 Chuck Boone 0–2 Eliminated by Florida State in District 3 1986 Ron Atkins 0–2 Eliminated by Oregon State in the Midwest Regional 1995 Ron Atkins 1–2 Eliminated by Alabama in the East Regional 1997 Ron Atkins 1–2 Eliminated by Florida in the Atlantic Regional 1998 Ron Atkins 1–2 Eliminated by Florida in the East Regional 1999 Ron Atkins 3–2 Eliminated by Wake Forest in the Winston-Salem Regional 2002 Ron Atkins 4–3 Winston-Salem Regional Champions, Eliminated by Nebraska in the Lincoln Super Regional 2003 Ron Atkins 2–2 Eliminated by Stanford in the Palo Alto Regional Totals 12–17 8 Appearances

Coaching history Tenure CoachSeasonsRecordPct. 1915–1933 Frank Dobson 19 160–103–2 .608 1934 Dave Miller 1 12–7 .632 1935–1971 Malcolm Pitt 37 426–257–5 .623 1972–1976 Chuck Boone 5 96–56 .632 1977–1984 Tommy Gilman 8 167–128–1 .566 1985–2007 Ron Atkins 23 717–540–4 .570 2007–2013 Mark McQueen 6 156–161–4 .492 2014–2023 Tracy Woodson 10 238–245–2 .493 2024–present Mik Aoki 1 27–32 .458 Totals 9 coaches 110 seasons 1,999–1,529–18

Alumni in MLB Andy Allanson - 1986–1989, 1991–1993, 1995 Mark Budzinski - 2003 Lew Burdette - 1950–1967 Sean Casey - 1997–2008 Vinny Capra - 2022-present Lou Ciola - 1943 Herb Hash - 1940–1941 Bucky Jacobs - 1937, 1939–1940 Brian Jordan - 1992–2006 Joe Mahoney - 2012–2013 Renie Martin - 1979–1984 Tom Miller - 1918–1919 Vern Morgan - 1954–1955 Jack Sanford - 1940–1941, 1946 Mike Smith - 2002, 2006 Tim Stauffer - 2005–2007, 2009–2014 Porter Vaughan - 1940–1941, 1946

References

External links Spiders Baseball Website